PHNOM PENH May 2 Kyodo At least 1...

PHNOM PENH May 2 Kyodo

At least 12 Cambodian reporters have been arrested or detained for alleged distortions, defamation, disinformation or incitement since the beginning of 2002 according to a report released Friday according to the Club of Cambodian Journalists (CCJ)

The 12 reporters include Mam Sonando, manager of Beehive Radio, and In Chansivutha, publisher of the Rasmei Angkor newspaper, who were detained for allegedly inciting anti-Thai riots in Phnom Penh in January, which strained bilateral relations.

The report, released at a CCJ-sponsored forum held the same day before World Pres Freedom Day, also said at least five reporters were threatened through the whole extent of their articles and that seven newspapers were sued

The CCJ the largest journalist organization in the political division noted that no Cambodian reporters have been killed since 2000

A UNESCO official said at the forum that at least 274 journalists and media workers worldwide were killed in war surface bounded by parallel circles s between 1990 and 2002

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